Dear Students and Parents,
Three cheers for seniors as they graduate
tomorrow! We would also like to thank the Class of 2019 for their thoughtful
gift - some CIC beautification! Here are some photos:
Speaking of seniors – here are some photos
from our annual Grad Walk!
Congratulations to the honorees for the Vision
for an AISC Learner for May and June.
May honors reflection. Reflective students take the time to think
about their goals, their learning and their growth in order to develop and
sustain their lifelong learning. Reflective students wonder why and
consider how, plan self- and community improvement, seek feedback and apply
it. Reflective students seek to
understand the connections between goals, efforts, and results in their and
others' experiences. Reflective students examine and review their own
ideas and actions in relation to the world and consider their interdependence
and impact on others.
Grade 12: Min Sung Koh - Min Sung continually reflects on
her goals as a student and seeks feedback to improve her performance and
further her learning. She truly wants to know the material and puts in great
effort to review her work, expand her ideas, and fully understand concepts.
Grade 11: Advika Srinivasan -
Advika is always thinking deeply about her work. She actively seeks feedback
for improvement and develops her own goals. In languages, she has developed the
curiosity and engagement to be a lifelong learner, which enables her to ponder
global issues in a rich and meaningful way.
Grade 10: Junyoung Kim - Junyoung
wants to truly understand concepts and always looks for ways to improve. He
reflects on his learning and seeks feedback to ensure he is on track. He seeks
clarification, revises his work, and reflects on his overall progress.
Grade 9: Nahyun Kwon - Nahyun
thinks deeply about the material, her ideas, and how she has performed. She
seeks clarification in order to further her learning and to make sure she truly
understands. She also accepts opportunities to improve or expand her ideas,
even when they take her out of her comfort zone.
June honors innovation.
Innovators approach challenges with confidence, and design novel solutions in
the face of uncertainty and change. Innovators are creative, resourceful,
open-minded and courageous, seeking new perspectives through inquiry, trial,
error and feedback. Innovators
demonstrate a willingness to try new things, take risks and share unique and
original ideas. Innovators ask, "Why not...?" and challenge and
change the status quo through their ideas and actions.
Grade 12: Minha Park - Minha
looks at challenges as new experiences to tackle. He approaches tasks with
fresh eyes, embracing risks, and learning from his mistakes. With Minha, it
isn't, "We've always done that" or "That won't work." Instead,
he figures out unique ways to solve the problem.
Grade 11: Reuben Nielsen -
Reuben is an Innovator by definition. He is courageous yet open in his thinking
and thinking process. He is willing to explore and change in order to arrive at
something new, at which point he chooses to start all over again.
Grade 10: Tara Francoise -
Tara feels passionate about the use of single-use plastics and has researched
ways to reduce this type of waste. She practiced courage during class when
interviewing fellow classmates about their water concerns and looked for unique
ways to prove our water coolers are safe to drink. She challenged the status
quo.
Grade 9: Tejas Narayan -
Tejas shows great interest, effort, and pride in his work. But more
importantly, as an innovator, he seeks out critical feedback and is never fully
satisfied, knowing he can always improve things a little more. His NHD project
has evolved through several rounds of competition and feedback, and we can’t
wait to see how the latest version of his historical website is received in
Washington, DC this summer.
Behavioral Expectations During Exams
Exams begin on Monday after our annual
farewell assembly. Here are a few reminders about behavioral expectations on
campus during exams.
While students are welcome on campus at any
time next week, they are only required to be on campus for their exams. As
such, students are able to arrive late or leave early as per their individual
exam schedule. We will assume that students have parent permission unless we
are told otherwise. If parents prefer that their student is on campus for
normal school hours, we ask them to inform the office.
When students do not have exams, they are
welcome in the following locations:
- Study rooms
between classrooms - for silent study so as to not disrupt class
- High School CIC
- for quiet or silent study
- High School
Conference Room - for quiet study as available
- Media Center or
Breezeway Conference Room - for quiet study with permission from Mr.
Jacobson
- High School
Commons - for socializing and group study
- iHub - for
socializing and group study
We ask students to respect the needs of others
by controlling their noise level and monitoring their behavior such that it
meets the expectation of the spaces they are using. Students who disrupt the
study of others will be given a warning and, then, sent to the High School
Office.
Students in grade 12 who choose to return to
campus next week to socialize or use the facilities are asked to also abide by
the above.
Report Card Pick Up and Online Access for Grades 9 - 11
Report cards and other transfer documentation
will be available for pick up from Jun 5th onwards. Shortly after that date,
report cards will also be available for download from PowerSchool.
Please note that teachers do not write
personalized comments for the end-of-year report card. As such, you can expect
to see a score for each of the achievement strands, as well as an overall
course score, and a rating for each of the learning habits. We have added a
data visualization feature to the report card in which you can see a comparison
of performance for semester one and two by reporting strand. We hope families
find this helpful in discussing individual strengths and areas of growth across
disciplines.
Summer Programs
Please note that for the remainder of the year
we will share this link to
summer programs at the end the Principal’s Notes. If you have any questions
about whether or not a summer program makes sense to pursue, please contact one
of our counselors. Additional programs and resources will be added to this list
as vendors contact us.
Sincerely,
Joelle Basnight
High School Principal
